Some Milestones are Cooler Than Others...

Wyatt’s been hitting some pretty cool milestones lately and its been quite enjoyable watching him continue to develop. Some really cool things he’s started doing:

• Attempting to stand on all the things
• Pulling anything that’s near him 
• Crawling on all fours for short distances
• Cruising in the crib
• Using consonant sounds and making vocalizations to get our attention 
• Assisting with dressing and undressing himself

Some things he’s started doing that aren’t quite as cool (not because he’s making progress but because it puts quite a wrinkle in things)

• Attempting to stand on things that tip
• Pulling anything that’s near him that we need or can break. Ex: my slice of pizza- pulled it right out of my hand, licked it, and threw it to the ground
• Using those consonant sounds and vocalizations at really loud volumes in the middle of the night (or any other inopportune time)
• Undressing himself without our permission. He can’t wait to get into bed and take off his pajama pants. He’s recently explored taking off his shirt as well. And may have figured out how to unlatch his diaper. While it was filled with poop. I’ll let you guess how that ended. (Poorly)

I say each of these in jest and with a smile on my face. We continue to be proud of this little man we created, even if his milestones mean more work for us and a lot more quick thinking (and a little baby proofing). 

Wyatt was in a wedding this weekend and when the bride asked him to be in the wedding back in February, I was fairly anxious about what it might look like for him to be a ring bearer. How would he get down the aisle? What if he acted like a toddler? How disappointed would the bride be if he needed to be pushed in a stroller?

Wouldn’t you know, he had different plans. He rode comfortably (and I’m being told adorably) in a wagon down the aisle with a smile. He also stood with some support with the other ring bearers for photos, and stood and danced with me. I don’t have many photos of the wedding, but will share once the official shots come back. 

I’ll leave you with this...

{blurry zoomed in photo of Wyatt, in a little tuxedo, standing with his mom on the dance floor. Wyatt is holding her hands and dancing. You can’t see it, but both of them are beaming. You also can’t see his dad behind the camera who is beaming as well.}

Oh. And this. 

{Photo of Wyatt, dressed in his pajamas, standing in his crib. He is leaning over the side with a grin on his face.}